[LM_NET] TARGET: Battle of the Books

[Barbara Braxton <barbara.288@BIGPOND.COM>]

I am putting together some ideas for some colleagues about reading
challenges and I was wondering if someone would be kind enough to point me
to a website or explain how a Battle of the Books contest is run.  It seems,
from what I have read here, that a collection of books is selected and a
quiz made with questions about each.  Students answer the questions,
dropping out if they miss one.  Is that right?

Do all contestants have to read each book or is it a team thing?  How do you
ensure you have enough copies that don't then linger on the shelves once the
quiz is over?

Anything else you can offer would be great-but I am going offline for the
weekend so I won't be able to acknowledge responses till next week.

Thanks
Barbara

Barbara Braxton
Teacher Librarian
COOMA NSW 2630
E.barbara,288@bigpond.com
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